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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Brad Summerhill @ Sunrise Coffee...

Brad Summerhill
(Image from the
Nevada Arts Council)

My good friend and artist Diane Bush sent me this wonderful information about Reno based writer Brad Summerhill. Brad will be offering a free workshop this coming Monday at Sunrise Coffee. For more information please take a look at the information below.

As part of the TUMBLEWORDS Nevada Arts Council program, Bradwill be offering a free creative workshop and reading, this Monday, July 26, atSunrise Coffee.

At 6pm, Brad will be reading a few short excerpts from hisbook, and then take a questions about his process, etc. We will have a smallintermission, and conduct a free creative writing workshop for the first 20attendees, from 7-8pm.

What they are saying about GAMBLER'S QUARTET: "Brad Summerhill writes a story of obsession and betrayal with an intensity that burns like neon. His characters move through a surreal landscape of desire,terror and loneliness...", "Brad Summerhill understands the tragic seduction of gambling and his work introduces that bleak and complex world in a tight, often tense, but ultimately redemptive narrative that challenges at ournotion of human strength and vulnerability...

Sunrise Coffee is located at 3130 E. Sunset Rd., (between Pecos and Eastern)LV, NV 89120. Sunrise serves only organic coffee and has great food too! See you then!

Nevada Public RadioFor more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this link http://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

About Me

Brian Paco Alvarez, is a professional curator, urban historian and native Las Vegan. He has dedicated his life and career to the cultural arts and historic preservation in the Las Vegas area and throughout the state.